Belt btjckle



Aug. 4, 1925. 1,548,243

c. w. ANDERSON BELT BUCKLE Filed May 22, 1923 Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNITED STATES CARL W. ANDERSON, F MOUNT JEWET'I, PENNSYLVANIA.

BELT BuoxLn.

Application filed May 22, 1923. Serial No. 640,723.

To all who-m it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL W. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Jewett, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Belt Buckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in belt buckles and'has for its prime object to provide a buckle adapted to be used in connection with a belt that is not provided with the usual row of openings therein.

A further object of my invention is to provide a belt buckle in which one end of the belt may be easily clamped thereto and whereby the free end of the belt may be adjustably secured to the buckle at any desired point, without the necessity of placing holes in the belt.

And a still further object of my invention is to provide a belt buckle of the above indicated character, which is simple in construction and operation, durable, eflicient for the purpose intended, and one that can be manufactured and sold at a relatively low cost.

These and like objects of the invention will be better understood as the description follows and as is specifically pointed out a in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and which clearly illustrates the construction and operation of my improved belt buckle,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the belt buckle constructed in accordance with my invention,-

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through my improved belt buckle.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the clamping element removed from the casing.

is a plate 4 having side walls 5 formed integral therewith and a belt clamp 6 pivoted to the side walls as at 7. One end of the belt 8 is positioned between the clamp '6 and plate 4 as is clearly indicated in Figures 2 and 3 and the serrated end 9 of the belt clamp 6 engages the belt 8, thus secure- 1y holding one end of the belt within the casing. The side walls 5 are provided on their upper edges with fingers 10 which are adapted to bebent at right angles to the sides 5 and thus firmly engage the plate 6 to keep the latter in engagement with the end of the belt 8.

After one end of the belt has been adjusted as above described, the belt 8 is passed around the waist of the wearer and the opposite end of the belt is brought through the casing 1, the belt engaging the inner side of the front wall 2, all of which is clearly indicated in Figure 2. One end of the plate 4 is bent as at 11 to provide a bearing for an operating spindle 12. A belt engaging dog 13, having a tongue 14 formed integral therewith is attached to the spindle 12 so as to pivotally connect the plate 4 to the dog 13. The belt engaging dog 13 is provided with pivot pins 15 on opposite ends, which in turn engage apertures formed in the side walls 3 of the engaging dog 13 has a roughened surface 16 for engagement with the free end of the belt, thus it can be seen that after the belt is drawn through the casing as indicated in Figure 2 and the tension on the end of same is released, the belt is firmly wedged between the front wall 2 of the casing 1 and the belt engaging dog 13, the roughened surface 16 of the latter preventing the belt from slipping. When it is desired to tighten up on the belt, all that is necessary is to pull on the free end of same and then release it, as it will automatically clamp itself.

The side walls 3 of the casing are each provided with an arcuate groove 17, through which project the ends of the spindle 12. When it is desired to remove the free end of the strap from the belt buckle, the ends of the spindle 12 are moved u wardly in the slots 17, thus causing the be t engaging dog 13 to be rotated on the pivot pins 15, until the roughened surface 16 is disengaged from the belt, thus allowing the belt to be easily withdrawn from the buckle.

In View of the foregoing description of my invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that any further explanation as to the construction, operation, and objects of my improved belt buckle are unnecessary.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, I realize that various minor changes may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, and therefore,-I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown, nor to the combination and arrangement of parts.

VVh-at I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A belt buckle comprising a U-shaped casinghaving a pair of arcuate slots in the mea re side walls thereof, a belt engaging plate pivotally supported by the side walls of said U-shapedcasing, a movable belt clamping member, positioned within said casing, and a spindle connecting said belt engaging plate to said belt clamping member,'the opposite ends of said spindle extending through the arcuate slots provided in the side Walls of the casing so that the ends of said spindlemay be engaged to swing said belt engaging plate on its pivot to disengage the same from the belt.

In testimony whereof, I have afl'ixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL W. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

ALLAN PmLLLPs, OLIN ANDERSON. 

